Ocean Grove: Hit the boards

OCEAN GROVE

North End Beach: Spray to Atlantic Avenue; Middle Beach: Surf Avenue to McClintock Street; Main Avenue Beach: Pitman to Embury Avenue; South End Beach: Embury Avenue to Broadway.

COST: Daily badges: $8; weekly special (seven consecutive days): $40; season badge: $80; youth season badge (ages 12 to 17): $40; senior citizen badge (65 and up): $45. Children 11 and younger are admitted free. All minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Daily badges can be purchased at any entrance; season badges can be purchased at the beach office on the boardwalk at Embury Avenue.

ACCESS: Boardwalk runs along entire length of beachfront. The beach opens on Memorial Day Weekend and is open weekends only from May 27 to June 16, daily from June 17 to Sept. 3. The beach is accessible to the disabled and beach wheelchairs are available.

LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, noon to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays.

AMENITIES: Showers at several points along the boardwalk. Beach storage bins may be rented for the season. Changing rooms at the beach office are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Restrooms are at the beach office and also on the beach at Ocean Pathway. Ocean Grove restaurants and stores are mostly along Main Avenue. There are a few shops at the North End.

PARKING: Free. There is a parking lot on Ocean Avenue and Broadway.

INFORMATION: 732-775-0035 or www.oceangrove.org. Beach Office: 732-988-5533 from June 17 to Sept. 3